We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager for Software Quality Operations, who will lead two complementary functions, Triage Engineering (handling failure analysis, reproduction, feedback loops) and Scenario Engineering (scenario library creation, coverage definition, simulation test development), and ensure they work collaboratively, efficiently, and at scale. You’ll help shape the technical vision, scale a high-performing team, and drive execution with cross-functional stakeholders in Product, Engineering, and Sales.
At Applied Intuition, you will:- Grow and manage a high-performing team of Triage Engineers and Scenario Engineers
- Own triage operations: establish workflows for ingesting data, prioritizing failures, reproducing issues, assigning to appropriate owners, and closing the loop with development teams
- Own scenario engineering operations: define a scenario library covering relevant operating design domains, define safety/comfort metrics, partner with product/engineering to drive scenario reuse, and ensure metrics & visualizations support decision-making
- Build tooling, automation, dashboards and processes that enable scalable ops
- Partner cross-functionally with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Safety, Simulation, and Product teams - align on risk, coverage gaps, root-cause trends, and process improvements
- Define and monitor key performance indicators for both functions
- Influence road-map decisions: provide actionable feedback from triage findings and scenario coverage gaps into product/engineering strategy
- Ensure team compliance with relevant safety/quality standards and best practices
- Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Robotics highly preferred; or at least 4 years of equivalent knowledge and work experience
- 2+ years of experience leading or managing a team that will make an impact on safety, reliability, and customer trust
- 2+ years of professional experience working on safety critical and complex systems such as Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Automotive, or Aerospace Technologies
- Experience with software engineering concepts, including requirements analysis, source control, build processes, design reviews
- Experience with Linux and scripting languages (E.g: Bash/Shell, Python)
- Experience using issue tracking and configuration management tools (E.g: Atlassian Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Git)
- Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical and creative problem solving skills
Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.
Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.
Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $160,000 - $220,000 USD annually.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.
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What We Do
As the foremost enabler of autonomous vehicle development, Applied Intuition equips engineering and product teams with software that makes it faster, safer, and easier to bring autonomy to market.
Applied’s suite of products, focused on simulation and analytics, delivers sophisticated infrastructure built for scale. Companies of all sizes use Applied to comprehensively test and rapidly accelerate their autonomous vehicle development.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Detroit, Tokyo, and Munich, Applied is composed of software and automotive experts from the top companies in the world (such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Waymo, Tesla, Delphi, GM, and Bosch).
